Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failla

/fˈeɪlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
fail-la
IPA
/fˈeɪlə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Failla, borrowed itself from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce failla?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪlə/.
What does failla mean?
A surname from Italian.
Where does failla come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce failla

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